Digg Reader Begins Rolling Out, Arrival of iOS App Imminent

With mere days to spare before Google Reader takes a dirt nap, the folks at Digg have started rolling out their new Reader service, complete with an iOS app that should be hitting the App Store any moment.

The Digg Blog announced today that the highly anticipated Digg Reader service has started rolling out to survey participants who helped out during the development of the new Google Reader replacement.

Digg plans to add more users over the next few days leading up to Google Reader's shutdown on July 1, and realizes that this initial beta version is likely to appeal most to those about to be abandoned by the search giant.

"Once you connect your Google Account, you’ll find all of your feeds and folders set up and ready to go," the blog post notes. "And even if you’re not a Google Reader refugee, come on in! You can build up your list of sources by browsing recommended publishers or searching for feeds via the 'Add' button."

Digg Reader for iPhone and iPad should be hitting the App Store later today, although the developers caution that there's still plenty of work to be done.

"Before we get too impressed with ourselves, we want to reiterate that this is very much a beta release," Digg adds. "Our focus over the past three months has been to build a simple, clean, fast, uncluttered reading experience. We will be working intensively in the coming months to build out all the remaining features and capabilities on our to-do list. And of course, we’ll be paying close attention to feedback from users."